James was an Author and Content Marketing Manager at INOMICS from 2018 to 2020. After receiving First Class Honours in History from Cardiff University, Alston cut his teeth writing articles for a start-up insurance company in London. Never one to be satisfied with his lot, he moved to Berlin to study his Masterβs in History while simultaneously working as a freelancer, writing on topics as diverse as climate systems breakdown, student mental health, and animal rights for several high-profile blogs.
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- Blog Post
- Posted 5 years ago
What's the difference between a conference, a seminar, a workshop and a symposium?
There are lots of different types of academic event that you might want to attend, such as conferences, seminars, workshops and symposiums. Each has its own benefits and drawbacks, and generally they have a different slant. Size, for instance, is usually a big factor in whether something is regarded as a conference or a symposium. Usually the difference between a conference and a symposium is that a conference will be a larger event and a symposium a smaller one.
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- The Student Mental Health Epidemic
- Posted 3 years ago
Depression and Anxiety on the University Campus
In recent years, an epidemic has enveloped university campuses across the world - and it's not the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. Compared to any other generation of college students in history, current students experience more mental health issues than ever before. Some reports suggest that 35% of freshers in American universities experience anxiety disorders - and this percentage is compounded by the fact that, terrifyingly, nearly 10% of students have considered suicide in the previous twelve months. Since the 1950s, rates of suicides on American campuses have tripled, and itβs now the second most common cause of death among students. In the United Kingdom alone, a student commits suicide every four days.